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Determination of Whether Net State Tax Revenues Exceeded Allowable State Tax Revenues FY2023 – Exhibit II

Net State Tax Revenues for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Type of State Tax Collected
(by Agency)
Gross State Tax
Revenues
Refunds and 
Abatements
Net State Tax
Revenues
Department of Revenue (DOR)   
Alcoholic Beverages$98,576,440$308,207$98,268,233
Financial Institutions 28,526,0736,731,99121,794,082
Cigarettes*365,878,751609,799365,268,952
Corporations4,935,510,853386,499,416ꭥ4,549,011,437
Deeds235,058,25863,743234,994,515
Estate and Inheritance1,027,057,06853,347,353973,709,715
Income*†24,408,929,3085,383,212,375ꭥ19,025,716,933
Insurance559,095,66121,857,660537,238,001
Motor Fuels and International Fuel Tax Agreement704,116,0532,207,329701,908,724
Public Utilities 150,0000150,000
Room Occupancy‡394,750,3206,726,560388,023,760
Sales and Use‡9,630,308,814182,171,8129,448,137,002
Club Alcoholic Beverages833,37111,353822,018
Motor Vehicle Excise654,45935,335619,124
Convention Center Surcharges13,810,973013,810,974
Community Preservation Trust†49,158,000049,158,000
Controlled Substances and Marijuana Excise161,467,6260161,467,626
Satellite5,497,09578,6515,418,444
Statewide Car Rental5,088,4613,1825,085,279
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System14,122,425251,73213,870,692
Subtotal (DOR)$42,638,590,009$6,044,116,498$36,594,473,511
Massachusetts Gaming Commission   
Pari-Mutuel Taxes$832,905$0$832,905
Gaming Revenue Tax318,703,6210318,703,621
Sport Wagering£37,517,005037,517,005
Lottery Commission                              
Beano428,9880428,988
Raffles and Bazaars1,031,54401,031,544
State Athletic Commission   
Boxing Contests74,376074,376
Boxer’s Fund17,859017,859
Division of Insurance                              
Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance76,271,757076,271,757
Secretary of State (SOC)                              
Deeds Excise Stamp Tax Fees†101,857,3850101,857,385
Department of Unemployment Assistance                              
Workforce Training Contribution35,084,888035,084,888
Subtotal (Other Agencies)$571,820,328$0$571,820,328
Adjustments   
Addition: Deed Excise Tax†167,4130167,413
Less: Surtax Revenues§(242,000,000)0(242,000,000)
Total (DOR and Other Agencies)$42,968,577,750$6,044,116,498$36,924,461,252

* This includes income tax penalties assessed under Section 2 of Chapter 111M of the Massachusetts General Laws (totaling $30,445,972) and cigarette excise revenue assessed in accordance with Sections 12 and 70 of Chapter 302 of the Acts of 2008 (totaling $75,052,448) credited to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund. Fiscal year 2023 tax revenues credited to the fund totaled $105,498,420.  

† This includes adjustments of $167,413 in underreported revenues, as follows: DOR deeds excise tax, totaling $79,458; DOR Community Preservation Fund surcharges, totaling $29,225; and SOC deeds excise tax revenue, totaling $58,730.  

‡ This includes sales, meals, and room occupancy taxes, as well as service fees for the City of Worcester Digital Federal Credit Union Arena and Convention Center Capital Improvement Fund. 

ꭥ This includes the amount refunded to taxpayers: $2,785,633,715 in income taxes and $87,674 in corporation taxes, totaling $2,785,721,389. 

£ Excise on sports wagering operators in Massachusetts was established by Section 14 of Chapter 23N of the General Laws, effective August 10, 2022, for sports wagering after January 2023. 

§ Pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2023, the 4% income surtax revenues are not subject to the allowable state tax revenue limitations established by Chapter 62F. DOR estimated the 4% income surtax revenues to be excluded from fiscal year 2023 net state tax revenues to be $242 million. 

Date published: September 19, 2023

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